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OMB Control No: 3060-0986	ICR Reference No: 202004-3060-037
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201903-3060-009
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: WCB
Title: High-Cost Universal Service Support
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/15/2020
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/13/2020
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2023	36 Months From Approved	06/30/2022
Responses	12,729	0	11,977
Time Burden (Hours)	54,519	0	51,080
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 214 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 218 - 220 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 254 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 410 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303(r) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 151 - 154 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 201 - 205 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 403 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 405 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	12,729	11,977	752
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	54,519	51,080	3,439
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The Commission is reporting program changes to this information collection as a result of new or revised requirements associated with the CAF Phase II Auction Order, New York Waiver Order, 2018 Rate-of-Return Order, and CAF Phase II Transitions Order. Because a number of carriers have begun receiving high-cost support through the CAF Phase II auction, there are also a number of additional respondents for certain general requirements in this information collection. The estimated total number of respondents, total annual responses and annual burden hours have therefore increased under this OMB control number. The total number of respondents increased from 1,877 to 2,034 (+157); the total annual responses increased from 11,977 to 12,729 (+752); and the total annual burden hours increased from 51,080 to 54,519 (+3,439).

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: Alexander Minard 202 418-0428